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  • Question
  • A mini-program that can be used repeatedly, but is programmed only once is called a(n) ________.


  • Options
  • A. string
  • B. subroutine
  • C. interrupt
  • D. processor control

  • Correct Answer
  • subroutine 


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    • 1. The ADD, CMP, and MUL instructions are all part of which type of instruction?

    • Options
    • A. Data transfer
    • B. Arithmetic
    • C. Bit manipulation
    • D. Loops and jumps
    • Discuss
    • 2. The AND, OR, and TEST instructions are all part of which type of instruction?

    • Options
    • A. Data transfer
    • B. Arithmetic
    • C. Bit manipulation
    • D. Loops and jumps
    • Discuss
    • 3. The MOV, PUSH, and POP instructions are all part of which type of instruction?

    • Options
    • A. Data transfer
    • B. Arithmetic
    • C. Bit manipulation
    • D. Loops and jumps
    • Discuss
    • 4. An example of a unidirectional bus in a microcomputer system is the ________.

    • Options
    • A. address bus
    • B. data bus
    • C. control bus
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Contiguous sequences of bytes or words are called ________.

    • Options
    • A. data transfer
    • B. arithmetic
    • C. loops and jumps
    • D. strings
    • Discuss
    • 6. During a memory read operation, the CPU fetches ________.

    • Options
    • A. a program instruction
    • B. an address
    • C. data
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. An interrupt method that requires the CPU to test each peripheral device in sequence is called ________.

    • Options
    • A. vectored I/O
    • B. polled I/O
    • C. programmed interrupt
    • D. interrupt-driven I/O
    • Discuss
    • 8. Instructions that allow direct control of the processor's flags are called ________ instructions.

    • Options
    • A. data transfer
    • B. arithmetic
    • C. bit manipulation
    • D. processor control
    • Discuss
    • 9. The JNZ, JA, and LOOP instructions are all part of which type of instruction?

    • Options
    • A. Data transfer
    • B. Arithmetic
    • C. Bit manipulation
    • D. Loops and jumps
    • Discuss


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